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RAMSAR LIST

30th June, 2022

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Context: As part of various sustainable activities, Coal India Ltd (CIL) has under taken– Conservation of coal mine pit lakes, maintenance of ecological character of wet lands and inclusion of such pit lakes in prestigious Ramsar List with the assistance of respective State Governments and the Ministry of Environment, Forest & Climate Change

 

More on the news:

  • As per the guidance of MoEFCC, CIL has identified five pit lakes in the States of West Bengal, Odisha, Jharkhand and Madhya Pradesh for consideration of including in Ramsar list.
  • CIL is in process of preparing Ramsar Information Sheet (RIS).
  • These mine pit water bodies are regularly visited by different species of birds and also has avifauna population.  The environment around these water bodies has ameliorated due to the efforts of CIL through large scale plantation and other soil moisture conservation activities.

 

About:

  • Any wetland site which has been listed under the Ramsar Convention that aims to conserve it and promote sustainable use of its natural resources is called a Ramsar Site.
  • Ramsar Convention is known as the Convention of Wetlands. It was established in 1971 by UNESCO and came into force in 1975.
  • India is a party to the Ramsar Convention. India signed under it on 1st February 1982.
  • There are 49 Ramsar Sites in India
  • Sundarbans is the largest Ramsar Site of India
  • Chilika Lake (Orissa) and Keoladeo National Park (Rajasthan) were recognized as the first Ramsar Sites of India
  • Uttar Pradesh has the most number of Ramsar Sites in India.
  • Renuka Wetland in Himachal Pradesh is the smallest wetland of India.

 

Ramsar Sites in India

Location

Khijadia Wildlife Sanctuary

Gujarat

Bakhira Wildlife Sanctuary

Uttar Pradesh

Haiderpur Wetland

Uttar Pradesh

Sultanpur National Park

Haryana

Bhindawas Wildlife Sanctuary

Haryana

Thol Lake Wildlife Sanctuary

Gujarat

Wadhvana Wetland

Gujarat

Ashtamudi Wetland

Kerala

Beas Conservation Reserve

Punjab

Bhitarkanika Mangroves

Odisha

Bhoj Wetlands

Madhya Pradesh

Chandra Taal

Himachal Pradesh

Chilika Lake

Odisha

Deepor Beel

Assam

East Kolkata Wetlands

West Bengal

Harike Wetlands

Punjab

Hokera Wetland

Jammu & Kashmir

Kanjli Wetland

Punjab

Keoladeo National Park

Rajasthan

Keshopur-Miani Community Reserve

Punjab

Kolleru lake

Andhra Pradesh

Loktak lake

Manipur

Nalsarovar Bird sanctuary

Gujarat

Nandur Madhameshwar

Maharashtra

Nangal Wildlife Sanctuary

Punjab

Nawabganj Bird Sanctuary

Uttar Pradesh

Parvati Agra Bird Sanctuary

Uttar Pradesh

Point Calimere Wildlife and Bird Sanctuary

Tamil Nadu

Pong Dam lake

Himachal Pradesh

Renuka lake

Himachal Pradesh

Ropar Wetland

Punjab

Rudrasagar Lake

Tripura

Saman Bird Sanctuary

Uttar Pradesh

Samaspur Bird Sanctuary

Uttar Pradesh

Sambhar lake 

Rajasthan

Sandi Bird Sanctuary

Uttar Pradesh

Sarsai Nawar Jheel

Uttar Pradesh

Sasthamkotta lake

Kerala

Surinsar- Mansar lakes

Jammu & Kashmir

Tsomoriri

Ladakh

Upper Ganga river

Uttar Pradesh

Vembanad Kol Wetland

Kerala

Wular lake

Jammu & Kashmir

Sunderban Wetland

West Bengal

Asan Barrage

Uttarakhand

Kanwar Lake or Kabal Taal

Bihar

Lonar Lake

Maharashtra

Sur Sarovar

Uttar Pradesh

Tso Kar Wetland Complex

Ladakh

 

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